Bloomberg: the disappearance of the Chinese Foreign Minister disrupted the visit of his British colleague to Beijing
Information has appeared in foreign media according to which the head of the British Foreign Office, James Cleverley, has postponed his trip to China, which was supposed to take place until the end of July.
This was reported by the American news agency Bloomberg.
The source notes that the decision to postpone Cleverly’s visit was made due to the disappearance of Qin Gang, head of the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The diplomat has not appeared in public for a long time, and this fact is widely discussed in the media.
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang’s nearly month-long absence from public view contributed to the delay of the previously expected visit. – MIA provides a translation of an excerpt from an article published by Bloomberg.
According to the American media, the UK and China are now discussing what date to postpone Cleverly’s trip.
The British Foreign Office does not comment on the situation.
It is noted that James Cleverley is not the first high-ranking European official whose trip to Beijing has been canceled recently.
Thus, this month the previously planned visit of EU representative Josep Borrell to the Chinese capital did not take place.
